Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-31
IN OTHER CITIES.
VIRGINIA VOTING.
Additional Returns from, tiie Eiec-
tIons OF Thursday.
We Give below additional returns from
the elections OF Thursday

We Give below additional returns from
the elections OF Thursday:
ESSEX COUNTY.
TArPAHiSNOcK, May 27.-The election
OF yCsiGday passed. OF quietly. Less en-
ibusiasm and Interest was exhibited thln
usual. The Republicans had made an &C.
tive canvass Of the county ana had mar.
sbaied their forces Solidly for their cindi-
dates, while the Dtmocrsis made no nOmi-
nations and seemed much more Indifferent
than usual.
Harrison SOuthwOrth (Rcpublican) was
elected clerk Of the courts over James Roy
Micou (Democrlt), present incumbent, by
majority OF 800.
n. :. Route (Republcan) was elected
commissioner OF the revenue over II. L.
NrwbIl (Democrat) hy n majority Of 3Sl.
W. l.. waring Republicin) was elected
sheriff over J. NJ. Terrell (Democrat) by
msiori,y Of III.
4. Il. Il. Wright, Common wealth, at
torney, (Uemocrat,) va, rejected without
opposition.
ii. W. Lataue, county treasurer, Demo.
crsi,) was reelected without opposition.
Dr. e. G.. Renuolds (Ropublicau) was
elected supervisor over Robert Beverley,
Jr.. Dcmocrat,l present incumbent
John II. Roster (I:epublicau) and Or. W.
i. Robinson (DemocraD were reelected SUI
Tervisols without opposition.
Jane, Roy Mlcou, Ed, the present
CLERK of the County ana Circuit Courts,
but who WA defeated Thursday, has pissed
bis four, core years, aud has been the in.
cumbent OF this Office for sixty or sixty
five years. succfeding biz father. He IL
most geual and 0lf,ble gentleman, aud be-
longs to the old school. No one could sly
aught aeains. him a. a gentleman or IN Off
Ger. With increasing years his zeal aud a.
ttntion to office never tagged. and his eli
cheney, with tie aid Of a deputy, was equal
10 " hat /. had bcen in bis PALMER dly,.
Much regret is fclt by his many friend.
that in biz declining yeUrs he should be de-
priycd of an office which he has 50 long
and faithfully flied, and which Is his only
means OF support.
HANOVER.
HASOvFR COURTHOUSE, VA. May Is
The election for county officers resulted 10
the rejection OF all the old Otlicefs-tO wit:
John X. Taylor, county clerk. without OPP
position: J. \. Brown, clerk Circuit Court,
majority 7l9; George u. flaw, Common
weaitb's attorney, majority 123: Il. 4.
Horne, treasurer, majority l,l0l; John VI.
Sharp sheriff, minority 2,lO6. ThOmi, L.
TAYLOR was elected commissioner %! tn
revenue COR Beaver Dam district, mlior.N
l22. a. W. Brock was elected c)mu,.-
sioner Of the revenue .or Ashland district.
majority 30. Thoma, b. Damn va, cle'tc.
commissioner Of the revenue for il.lr
district, majority %.
KING AND QUEEN.
WALKYgToN. Nav 2S.-Thc official count
to-day shows clean Dem0crltic tlchof
elected. ~ 10 cd county Ollie r 0ero
rtelCCted, with The exception of Hon. IL.
T.. Pollard, VITO wi> defeated by hi, opp)-
pont. Mr.. {. Il. Jones. There were foJr
candidate. sOr commissioner three Demo.
crat, aud one Republican-but The present
ircumbtni. ". :. Courtney, was reelected
by over eco moiorily.
PRINCE TDwAED.
FARWvnLF. VA, May 30.-AlIthe old oai-
cCrs were ! elected: II. Il. Hooper. Cicik
tRepubicap), l,2lS; Il. y. Berkeley. Com.
monwealth'. attorney (Republicanl, f,2iO;
:. II. Bis, trCa.urer tRepubicau), 1925;
&. II. Bliss Jr.. sheriff (Repubiictu) 30;
J. T.. HIrrl.. c0mmi, .lOUcT OF the revenue
(Repubhcall 1880.
TIE Democrats made no nominations *
copt for county cicrb, and the Gth; for that
Office wa, very feeble. W. Il. Gillian
(DCmocTaO, or clerk. received 2jS vAt's.
Hoopel's ~ ioTity over Giliittn, Tor county
clerk, was .Gj.
i very small vote was pollcd.
PowHATAN.
POwHATAy. May 2S.-rhe county officers
arc elected. and. u usual, the nominees Of
the Republican party are elected, but by
greatly ain iHi,hed mliortieS. The former
treasurer wa, elected CLERK, an the former
commissioner OF tie revenue was elected
treasurer, sgd the o'd sheriff wa, defeated
For tie first time IN our history We have
colCTCd mru elected 10 q county Office a.
commis,icier oi the revenue. one of the
former suutryisors was be,tCn, although
president 81 the board. and some changes,
manly ioi The better. made IN the minor
district offices.
sURRY.
SrRRY COURTHOUSE. VA, May 2S.-Thc
election here resulted q, follows: \. :.
Edwards W., ol,cied clerk OF courts with.
OFT opposition. For attorney for the CJm.
mon wealth the candidates were: \. ..
GyTeit GndcpenGent Democrat j. +.
CarnisE (EcpuuhcIu) } Il. Seward (iulc-
p,pdent ID moeraD, aud George ;. CilrSe
ludcpenGort Dtmocrat. Sir. \. G.. Gar
rclt. The pre.eut incumbent, WI, elected by
q majority q $50. For treasurer Sir. \
i. B0hann INDEPENDENT DcmOcrID, was
elected: for commissioner Of the revenue
=. II. Borb W.. elected; for sheriff ". :
Saycdec VI, elected. All the present IA.
cumbcuts were 10 elected.
GOTET0UgT.
FINCAsTIE. VA, Nay 2S-rhe c)mmiS.
siopCrs Of election were engaged neatly
tie whole day il counting the vote OF
this county. Total YO!es cast, 2,2iS.
For clerk Tie yOt" stood: John
". MahOy, LIB; james Mcdowell,
i,CS2: Mat ,uy'. mljority 81. For CON
nouwcaltl's attorney: Benimin illdcn.
1.lGO; Robert +. Mays tRepabi,anL 3)2
HaGcn', majorily LIS. For trra urer. *
b. stonor, LIPS mo opDositiOni; Tor -herT.
J. l.. Garland, Lee mo opposltionl; ,nr
commissioner Il the revenue, Upper dis
tiict. GEORGE ". Brcckenridge's mIiOrlts
l3S; Lower district, x. X. Thompson, ma
iority 722.
!. OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED.
Supervisors Amsterdam district. EAah
Brugh; FiiciStle district, james &. Whit
ten; Buchanan district, ". J. Penn.
ConStab'e,: Amsterdam, &. i. Barley;
J. lu'dNtit. T. =. NAti>u lPdShAhdh, " "
Wilkinson.
OyerCcr, 81 the Poor: Amsterdam,
Isaac Kcssicr; Fincasle. j. =. j. NOI.
singer: Buchanan. John Dill.
Maei,tra'rs: Amsterdam, \. G. Preston,
Maik Bialer, Il. r.. Lunsford. Samuel Blr.
lev, Isasc Kc,sier, AND c. l.. Hammit; Fin.
castle, W. N. S@oopr, John Rinehart, W.
r. Corptr. l.. 6. Fih1riy. George II.
John, on. aud T. -. IIipes; Bnchiuan, II
G. Snyd,r, JOAN W. Barry, + G.. Flahsriy,
John p. Dcaton, T.. \. Link .nhokef, aui
J. r. LinsenhOker.
While the defeat OF Major Mcdowell is q
blow to hi. friends here and elsewhere /
caproi he claimed az a Republican victory
Both &alheuy and his deputy, john :
lleI dCrsOB, are Democrats.